Who doesn’t love granola!? When I first started a grain free/low sugar life style this most def was one of the things I was really missing. I used to have my own recipe that was heavy in oats and brown rice syrup. It was over the top GOOD!!! And yes, you can buy gluten free oats but for my personal health I really “try” to eliminate all grains. I’ve gone into this before on here for sure but to recap I have dealt with stomach issues and headaches for as long as I can remember. Trying to live grain free has improved these things for sure, and while I am not perfect I try so hard to keep it up. Especially when cooking at home. Restaurants are another story… I find it really really really hard to say no to table bread, HA! Whats fun is I’ve found that almost everything I love I CAN make grain free! Throw me a recipe and I’ll throw you a grain free version 😉 I have so many recipes I plan to share here and than forget. One of my FAVES is grain free hamburger buns. I promise to share one of these days ;).

So I made this the other day as mostly an experiment and I really liked it! Also as a HUGE bonus, my house has never smelled so good while making this!!!!

Grain Free Granola:

• 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
• 2 t vanilla extract
• 2 cups raw sunflower seeds
• 2 cups raw pumpkin seeds
• 1 cup raw chopped pecans
• 1 cup raw chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 1/2 cup hemp seeds
• 1 cup coconut flakes (unsweetened)
• 1 t ground ginger
• 1 t ground cinnamon
• 1 t ground cloves
• 2 T maple syrup (or keto sweetener of choice)

Preheat oven to 275. Than get started by melting the coconut oil in a small bowl and mix in the maple syrup (or keto sweetener) and vanilla extract. Next grab a large bowl and mix in all of your seeds, nuts and spices. Slowly mix in the coconut oil mixture into the nuts and seeds. Now spread the mix onto a large well oiled baking sheet. Bake for about 15 mintues. Allow to cool and store in fridge in an air tight container.

I ate mine like a cereal with Calfia Farms toasted coconut & almond milk but I think it would also be great as a trail mix 🙂